The Custer County 4-H Public Speaking Contest was held on Monday, April 10 at the 4-H Building in Broken Bow. Eleven entries were made by Custer County 4-H youth in five divisions. Award donors for the contest included Tom & Mary Langrud, Cindy Pearson in Memory of Bill Pearson, and Arnold Rotary.

The top individuals receiving purple ribbons at the county contest in the Intermediate and Senior Speech and PSA divisions will represent Custer County at the Premier Communications Event, previously known as the State 4-H Public Speaking Contest. The Premier Communications Event is scheduled for June 23 in Lincoln. Here are the results of the contest: NOVICE SPEECH DIVISION

1st Place Kateri McCaslin Purple Ribbon & Gold Medal

2nd Place Lenora Bryson Blue Ribbon & Silver Medal

3rd Place Khloe Jacobson Red Ribbon & Bronze Medal JUNIOR SPEECH DIVISION

1st Place Lucy Martin Purple Ribbon & Gold Medal INTERMEDIATE SPEECH DIVISION

1st Place Lillian Gregoski Purple Ribbon & Gold Medal

2nd Place Maysa Jones Blue Ribbon & Silver Medal

3rd Place Kennedy Eggleston Blue Ribbon & Bronze Medal

4th Place Nicole McCaslin Blue Ribbon

5th Place Ryan McCaslin Red Ribbon INTERMEDIATE PSA DIVISION

1st Place Maysa Jones Purple Ribbon & Gold Medal SENIOR PSA DIVISION

1st Place Alex Berghorst Purple Ribbon & Gold Medal